Bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 12

August 18, 2023

Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by Circana BookScan for the week ending Aug. 12.

HARDCOVER

FICTION

1. FOURTH WING, by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower)

2. TOM LAKE, by Ann Patchett (Harper)

3. HAPPINESS, by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)

4. THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, by James McBride (Riverhead)

5. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE, by Lisa Jewell (Atria)

6. DEMON COPPERHEAD, by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper)

7. THE COVENANT OF WATER, by Abraham Verghese (Grove)

8. HAPPY PLACE, by Emily Henry (Berkley)

9. OUT OF NOWHERE, by Sandra Brown (Grand Central)

10. MASTERS OF DEATH, by Olivie Blake (Tor)

NONFICTION

1. AMERICAN PLAYBOOK, by Clay Travis (Threshold)

2. OUTLIVE, by Peter Attia (Harmony)

3. TUCKER, by Chadwick Moore (All Seasons)

4. BAKING YESTERYEAR, by B. Dylan Hollis (DK)

5. THE CREATIVE ACT, by Rick Rubin (Penguin Press)

6. THE WAGER, by David Grann (Doubleday)

7. I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED, by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster)

8. ADVERSITY FOR SALE, by Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins (HarperCollins Leadership)

9. LIKE A RIVER, by Granger Smith (Thomas Nelson)

10. MAGNOLIA TABLE, Vol. 3, by Joanna Gaines (Morrow)

1. TOO LATE, by Colleen Hoover (Grand Central)

2. ICEBREAKER, by Hannah Grace (Atria)

3. IT STARTS WITH US, by Colleen Hoover (Atria)

4. THE HOUSEMAID, by Freida McFadden (Grand Central)

5. CRUEL SEDUCTION, by Katee Robert (Sourcebooks Casablanca)

6. TWISTED LOVE, by Ana Huang (Bloom)

7. DREAMLAND, by Nicholas Sparks (Dell)

8. THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET, by Freida McFadden (Mobius)

9. A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES, by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)

10. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, by Matt Haig (Penguin Books)